🖥️ Ecommerce Computer Store

A modern, full-stack ecommerce platform for buying computers and accessories, developed using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js).
This application provides secure user authentication, seamless order processing, service management, promotional campaigns, and staff coordination for efficient store operations.

---

🚀 Key Features

🛒 Sales & Order Management

• Add items to cart and proceed to checkout with Cash on Delivery or Card Payments.
• Admin dashboard for:
  • Approving or rejecting orders
  • Updating order status (e.g., Shipped, Delivered)
  • Viewing full order history
• Real-time inventory sync to prevent overselling.
• Automated customer notifications and PDF sales reports (daily, weekly, monthly).

📦 Supply & Promotion Management

• Central dashboard for managing suppliers (company info, contract terms, and performance).
• Create and track promotions with:
  • Custom coupon codes
  • Validity durations
  • Eligibility rules
• Automatically pause promotions if related items go out of stock.
• Visual analytics to measure campaign performance.

🧾 Inventory Management

• Full product catalog management:
  • Add, edit, delete, and search products
  • Support for pagination
• Export product lists as PDF reports.

🛠️ User Service Request Management

• Users can report issues with purchased products.
• Admins can:
  • Track and manage service requests
  • Export service records as PDFs for documentation

👨‍💼 Staff Management

• Add and update staff profiles and role assignments.
• Handle salary tracking and manage monthly payroll.
• Integrated internal live chat system for real-time communication among staff.

---

🛠️ Tech Stack

Layer	Technologies Used
Frontend	React.js, Tailwind CSS, Redux
Backend	Node.js, Express.js
Database	MongoDB, Mongoose
Auth & Security	JWT, Bcrypt
Payments	Stripe (or compatible integration)
Utilities	Axios, PDF libraries (pdfmake, etc.)

---

⚙️ Installation Guide

📁 Backend Setup

cd backend
npm install
# Create a `.env` file with the following:
# - MONGODB_URI
# - JWT_SECRET
# - STRIPE_SECRET (if applicable)
npm start

🌐 Frontend Setup

cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev

---

📁 Project Structure

/backend
├── Config          # DB & environment configs
├── Controllers     # Business logic
├── Middleware      # Authentication & validation
├── Models          # MongoDB schemas
├── Routes          # REST API endpoints
├── db              # DB connection files
└── server.js       # Application entry point

/frontend
├── public          # Static files (images, icons, etc.)
├── src
│   ├── components  # React components
│   ├── utils       # Utility functions
│   └── App.js      # Main app component
├── tailwind.config.js
└── package.json

---

👥 Contributors

Contributors	Responsibility
Buwaneka99	Supply & Promotion Management
DilmiJ	Inventory Management, Service Requests
KalpaVidusha	Sales & Order Management
SanilkaSrimal	Staff Management, Live Chat